Detailed photos of both sides, top, bottom, lock, trigger, and any markings would be required to make even an educated guess as to what you have. I would suggest that if you are really interested, get in touch with a recognized firearms appraiser, and pay the going rate.
Other than that, your guess is as good as mine.

Looks like a very crude decorator piece, doesn't appear it was built to shoot.

+1. Although I'm far from being an expert on the history of interior decorating, I go to a lot of garage sales, and faux flintlock guns seem to have been a minor home decor trend in the early 1970s. They seem to go together with dark wood paneling, burnt orange shag carpet, and the living room cabinet with a built-in turntable and 8-track player. The crudely painted gold leaf embellishments and rough metalwork are a hallmark of these "guns". They're built to be wallhangers.

Important safety note:

Do not even THINK of attempting to fire this piece!! Loss of fingers and eyesight may result!

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I must also agree, I think it is probably a hand made copy never intended for shooting. It looks like it was based on a pistol style favored by the Ottoman Empire rather than the European. Attached is a picture of a very late 1700's Ottoman pistol, not a fancy high grade but a utilitarian gun made for use and carry. The 12 is not original to the pistol but a ID number from the collection I bought it from. Aside from the engraving it has no markings.

Those "guns" were sold aroud the Med - North Africa, the Middle East, and Spain primarily - to tourists for the equivalent of $10. Some were even imported by decorator supply companies. Warning, though. Even those toys can cause serious problems with British customs who will go rabid-a$$ insane; at best anyone having one will be delayed, at worst threatened, shot, or beaten bloody and maybe thrown in jail for an indefinite period.

Hello JWC800, looking through the fog and smoke of all the answers the consensus seems to be that it is a decorative type wall hanger. It was never meant to be a functional firearm. That was also my first impression.

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